Use the MCE remote with a laptops built-in IR Port? (1 Viewer)

ADB

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Is it possible to use the MCE remote with a laptops built-in IR port? I have a HP NC6000 laptop that has a built-in IR port, can I use this instead of the huge Microsoft USB IR receiver?

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Callifo

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    No, the IR ports on laptops are almost always IRDA which is for data transmission only. Different wavelength and very low range.
     

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